Umbrella standard device



Aug. 21, 1956 A.'A. PESATURO 2,759,486

UMBRELLA STANDARD DEVICE Filed Jan. 4, 1954 INVENTOR ATTORNEY UnitedStates Patent UMBRELLA STANDARD DEVICE Arthur A. Pesaturo, Providence,R. I.

Application January 4, 1954, Serial N 0. 401,920

2 Claims. (Cl. 135-46) The present invention relates to an umbrella ofthe type used on beaches, and has special reference to an attachmentdevice therefor, whereby the umbrella standard may be easily insertedinto and removed out of the ground.

The principal object of the invention is to provide an attachment devicefor a beach-type umbrella which is slidably operated to drive theumbrella stick into the ground and to release it from the ground.

Another object of the invention is to provide an attachment device for abeach-type umbrella which anchors the umbrella firmly in place in theground.

With the above and other objects and advantageous features in view, theinvention consists of a novel arrangement of parts more fully disclosedin the detailed description following, in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, and more specifically defined in the claimsappended thereto.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of a beach umbrella showing an illustrativebeach umbrella equipped with my novel device;

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional detail of Fig. 1, illustrating my devicein detail;

Fig. 3 is a modified construction thereof; and

Fig. 4 is a view on the line 44 of Fig. 3.

It has been found advisable to provide an attachment for an umbrella ofthe beach type which is manually operated to selectively drive theumbrella standard into and out of the ground, the attachment preferablyincluding an anchoring element for stabilizing the umbrella in groundinserted position. To this end, I set two rings in spaced position onthe umbrella standard, the rings being preferably metallic, and Iposition a movable hammer intermediate the rings, which is alsopreferably metallic, and which is adapted to slide between the rings,whereby the standard can be selectively driven into the ground orremoved therefrom; the lower ring is also formed as an anchoring elementfor keeping the umbrella steady when inserted into the ground.

Referring to the drawings, Fig. 1 shows a conventional beach-typeumbella having a canopy 11 and a standard 12. The standard 12 ispreferably made of wood, but may be of metal, and is tapered to a pointat its free end to provide a pick 13 whereby the standard may moreeasily be driven into the ground. A hammering device 14 is mounted onthe standard as illustrated, and consists of a lower anvil ring 15secured to the standard by a pin 16, a spaced upper anvil ring 17secured to the standard by a pin 18, and an intermediate hammer block19, the hammer block 19 being slidably mounted between the anvil ringsand adapted to selectively impact both anvil rings to drive the standardinto the ground or to withdraw it therefrom. The hammer block ispreferably shaped with an intermediate neck 20 to provide easy handgrasping and tapers outwardly therefrom in both directions, whereby thebottom portion 21 and the upper portion 22 overlap the peripheries ofthe anvil rings, see Fig. 2, thus providing safety guards for preventingthe hands and fingers from being caught between the hammer block and theanvil rings. The hammer block preferably has a transverse hole 23 whichis adapted to be aligned with a transverse hole 24 in the standard, thealigned holes 23, 24 being adapted to slidably receive a lock pin 25,whereby the hammer block is locked in position and prevented fromsliding on the standard when the umbrella is being transported; the pin25 and the pin 16, each have eyes 26, 27 for receiving the ends of achain 28 in order to prevent loss of the pin 25'.

Although my preferred construction, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, includesa lower and upper anvil ring, it may be advisable in many instances tohave a modified construction as shown in Fig. 3, which illustrates astandard 12a having only a lower anvil ring 29 mounted thereon with ahammer 30 superimposed thereabove for slidably impacting the loweranvil, the lower anvil 29 including four radial deepnding fins 31, seeFig. 4, adapted to be driven into the ground and providing anchoringwings whereby the standard is firmly set into the ground and preventedfrom rotating or tilting.

It is now clear that my novel construction provides a device for drivinga standard into the ground, and is especially adapted for mounting on astandard for beach umbrella whereby the beach umbrella may be easilysecured into the ground and quickly withdrawn therefrom.

Although I have disclosed a specific constructional embodiment of myinvention, it is obvious that changes in the size, shape and arrangementof the parts may be made to meet certain otherrequirements, withoutdeparting from the spirit and the scope of the invention, as defined inthe appended claims.

I claim:

1. In combination with a beach-type umbrella having a standard, a devicemounted on the standard for securing the umbrella upright in the ground,consisting of a lower and an upper annular anvil fixed on the standardin spaced relation, and a hammer slidably mounted on the standardintermediate the fixed anvils, whereby the hammer is selectivelymanually movable in one direction to impact the lower anvil for drivingthe umbrella standard into the ground and is movable in the oppositedirection to impact the upper anvil for withdrawing the umbrellastandard out of the ground, said hammer being spool shaped with a narrowintermediate grasping portion and with outwardly tapering spaced lowerand upper end portions, said end portions having their peripheries ofgreater diameter than the peripheries of the anvils, whereby hand safetyguards are provided, one of said anvils having a rivet securing it tothe standard, said rivet having an end eye with a flexible chainincluding a pin secured thereto, said standard having a transverse holetherethrough, and said hammer including a hold adapted to be alignedwith said transverse hole, whereby said pin may be detachably insertedthrough the aligned holes to lock the hammer in set position.

2. In the combination of claim 1, said lower anvil having four radialanchoring wings.

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